The March 2, 2012 edition of the New York Times featured a Q&A session with Dr. Francine Shapiro, the originator of EMDR, on the evidence on EMDR, one of the most highly researched therapies out there. She stated that the American Psychiatric Association (2004), Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of…
These are my top 5 picks on working with children. I have tried to include a variety of resources that will cover many age ranges. I highly recommend studying with the experts in person whenever you get a chance. Many of these authors teach at the at conferences or offer…
In the latest Journal of EMDR Practice and Research: Volume 5- Number 4, 2011, a study was done on the treatment of EMDR and migraines. This study was done in Istanbul hospital to see how effective EMDR in the treatment of trauma related to headaches. The sample was…
The EMDR Research Foundation is helping therapists find ways to research and support EMDR. EMDR Research Foundation relies on continued support from EMDR therapists who believe in the value of EMDR. The two studies that received the grants ($10,000 each): Pre-intra- and post= treatment EEG imaging of EMDR therapy related…
During the 2011 EMDRIA Conference, Dr. Daniel Siegel, author of “Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation” posed the question, “What is the definition of the ‘mind’?” Few people had learned a definition in their psychology training programs. Siegel views the mind as “an emergent property that arises from the…
Dr. Francine Shapiro was a keynote speaker at the 2011 EMDRIA Conference. She emphasized that Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) is still the working hypothesis in why EMDR works. The wonderful part of EMDR therapy is that the client’s brain has inherent wisdom of how to heal. The bilateral stimulation used…
I recently attended the 2011 EMDRIA Conference: “Healing the Many Faces of Trauma” in Orange County, California where nearly 900 EMDR therapists came together to learn more about EMDR. There were many wonderful topics and incredible speakers in this four-day event. Some of the highlights were hearing Dr. Francine Shapiro…
In 2010, EMDRIA put out a new study to see if EMDRIA was meeting the expectations of its members. The results from that study were recently release, and EMDRIA was pleased with the results. Overall, the feedback from EMDRIA’s membership was quite positive, with a majority of respondents reporting very…
We are happy to announce that on October 14th, 2011, Arielle Schwartz, PhD is going to speak on the use of somatic interventions and EMDR. Many of you may know Dr. Schwartz as a facilitator of EMDR Basic Training, and as a co-instructor of the Advanced EMDR Workshop: Somatic Interventions…
EMDRIA recently updated the clinical definition of EMDR. The definition that EMDR therapists use with clients, however, has not significantly changed. Here are three examples of the new changes for EMDR clinicians: Life-disturbing Experiences — The DSM-IV limits the definition of PTSD to only include major traumatic incidents. EMDRIA’s new definition…
